Its excellent if you want fresh vegetables and fresh meat or fish. There is a some take away food…read moreoptions but its not overly amazing.

I love this place, it's been around since my first year of school and all through my childhood, now…read morewhen I go back I eat a nostalgic jam donut and take some friends. Dinner in the halls and even some wondering. I know 5 stars is a lot. But how often can you time travel and take a literal walk through your child hood.

I have to be honest with you fellow Yelpers, I have never been inside Sonsa Foods. By the sounds of…read moreit I really should as it seems like another grocery store that just offers stuff you can't anywhere else. What I have sampled here and do on a fairly regular basis are their freshly made juices in a hole in the wall right in front of the store. You can pretty much take your pick from all the veggies and fruits they have on offer. They are made right in front of you and are really tasty too. They are that bit cheaper than the chains such as Boost etc. If passing, it's hard to miss and hard not to be tempted!

I came for the juice but I stayed for the rest…read more Since moving to Oz I haven't bought a new juicer so this place has replaced me juicing for the moment. This is one of the only things I have found in Oz that is cheaper than the states. Fresh cheap juice! Tara who usually juices on the weekends when I come in is always smiling and is friendly. Come in to get good hummus for cheap and a large selection of nuts. Also when Woolys across the street is selling $4 avocados come here for $1 avocados.

Another overpriced health food store that I've been completely sucked in by. Chances are you'll pay…read moretwice as much doing your groceries here than at a standard supermarket. For this reason I save my visits to Gum Tree Good Food only for special occasions and moments of weakness. If only I had the budget to make this place my regular because the produce they have is just amazing. Highlights include the thinnest of pizza bases that you can take home and make your own gourmet inspired meal with. Not to mention the range of delicious dips, sauces and chutneys. There are also crusty sourdough loaves by the dozen and pre-made meals that leave Lean Cuisine et al for dead. This is the place to go to pick up nibbles that will be sure to impress.

Expensive yes. Over priced no…read more Gum Tree is an excellent gourmet grocer stocking an curated selection of vegetables, groceries, meat and alcohol. Although a small store they provide the 'necessities' for a gourmet quick meal. I found the prices to be very good for a store of this type. Yes, you are going to pay $45 a kg for meat but, prices appear to be about 10% cheaper than gourmet grocers like Broadbean, Passion Foods and Essential Ingredient. Gum Tree is a great one stop shop for the time poor local resident who can make it to South Melbourne Market, with the added bonus of Toby's Estate coffee served while you shop. All very civilised :)

Just a short walk from our hotel on Collins St at the Southern Cross Station is where this…read moreWoolworths is located. We were a little confused as we didn't expect it to be on the second floor of the station and with no signs saying Woolworths made it even more confusing. Go up the escalators on the Collins St side and look for a green light logo looking sign and you will find this place. This is the best place that we found to get your everyday things from food, drinks, and everything else you would find at a supermarket and with really good prices compared to other stores. Looking for gifts to bring back to the States? Look no further as they have all the local snacks and yes some great prices too.

Who would've thought Woolies could be cool?! This one is…read more Has plenty of ready made hot & cold meals to go. A cafe, BWS store, fresh sushi bar with the option to have it made to your liking by the person manning it, during standard work hours, hot soup n rolls, pies, chicken nibbles, hot pizza, bakery, plus the basics down the aisles. Reasonable prices, its pretty amazing. If you go towards the end of the working day, they mark down alot of the food made that morning :)

Fruit! Vegetables! Other foodstuffs in bulk! Omara supermarket has it all…read more With a huge number of specials, varieties of brands and a broad variety of multicultural products, the store is a haven for people interested in making interesting food. You do have to hunt through the piles of fruit and veg for the quality items, and sometimes the wares are on the rotting side of ripe, but the low prices and there's always a decent range of seasonal and non-seasonal goods alike. The service can be a little on the brusque side at times, but the staff know their products and can always direct you to the right shelf. The Turkish bread rolls are also excellent, and make for the most delicious toasties your kitchen could ever hope to muster.

To walk into Omara is to be slightly overwhelmed by the scale of the stock they have here. The…read moreshelves are the heavy duty types that can be stacked with pellets and forklifts, the products are stacked to the rafters. They lure you in from outside with the promise of fresh produce. All the veggies live out front and man are they cheap. You do have to pick through them and in summer it's recommended you get there early if greens are what you're after, but you won't beat the prices and if you're willing to be a little flexible about what you come away with, market style, there's no doubt of coming away with a bargain. Inside the stock is largely bulk-packaged tinned and dry goods. The flavour is kind of Mediterranean but they also have many Aussie favourites at stupidly low prices. Tip: Great place for toilet paper.

You probably think all Coles supermarkets are pretty much the same. I understand how you could…read morethink that too, if you haven't been to Coles in Flemington. As I type this, Coles Flemington is less than a year old. It's what Coles refers to as a 'new look' supermarket with a different layout, range and service system than the others. If you've ever lived in the UK, it's more like a big Sainsbury's than what we've come to expect of Coles in Australia. The store really has everything you could kind of want for your everyday grocery shopping. There's even a fishmonger and butcher inside. I love their huge range of gluten free products (on which you get a 20% discount if you belong to the coeliac society) and that they use rainwater to clean because of the size of the roof. They also have skylights in the ceiling to reduce the amount of energy used lighting the place. Bottom line: if you have to shop at Coles, this is the one to do it at.

I love this Coles. Truly, I've never had this much affection for a SUPERMARKET. Most supermarkets…read moreare quite humdrum and boring. This particular Coles is quite refreshing. Situated next to the Flemington Showgrounds, the site itself is huge. Coles is the main tenant, and takes up probably 90% of the total floor space. The huge amount of space has allowed them to put in a fish station, butchery section, and a gourmet section (which I find ridiculous). Fruits and vegetables are very well laid out, with multiple long rows. The fish station is set up to replicate a market stall, but it doesn't quite get there yet. What is impressive is that there are whole fish on offer, with several types past the usual basa and barramundi. Despite having whole fish, most of the other seafood is still frozen and from overseas, like fish from Thailand and prawns from China. I find it disappointing, but I have to remind myself this is a supermarket after all. The deli section is about normal size for a Coles supermarket. I would have preferred more choice, but standard fare is offered. The cheese section is impressive, with a wide range of hard and soft cheeses. There is also a bakery section, with fresh bread and biscuits and croissants. I think this is a welcome addition to supermarkets, especially for people who are time poor to visit artisan bakers but want something different from the usual white bread fare. The rest of the supermarket is well laid out, but I got the feeling that they had so much space they didn't really know what to do with it. Six or seven rows of a single product is a bit much don't you think? As a supermarket, there is none better. I use this Coles as a benchmark against other supermarkets. Even Barkly Square doesn't come close. My only gripe is why can't they stock Spreyton Fresh apple juice? It's the best apple juice out there...and they used to stock it until recently.

I love checking out NQR every now and then for the completely random range of items they stock…read more Although you cant bet on finding a winner every time, I usually leave with a swag of food, whether it be favourites for a discounted price, or something I haven't seen before that grabs my attention. Great for if you are having a party and need to stock up on finger food and dips etc, as the stuff is ready to eat and you'll save a bunch of great food that people are most likely going to devour whilst drunk. Basically, if you don't know how it works, NQR get regular brands of food, drinks, groceries and alcohol and sell them really cheap. These are brands you'll know of that might only have a month left on the expiry, or wound up here because they weren't selling well. However they get here is none of my business, all I'm concerned about is the fun of finding bizarre food items and buying them.

A selection of products either close to the use by date or not so popular in the mainstream…read moresupermarkets. I have a look in here occasionally to see if there is anything I want or need that will be used soon. Certainly worth checking out to make some savings. Pretty cramped for room to move around.

Vibhu is a one-stop shop for Indian and South-Asian groceries…read more If your cooking up an Indian feast, feeling home sick or looking for inspiration than this small supermarket on Burgundy Street is a great place to head. Vibhu stocks: -Spices, beans, lentils, flour and rice -Samosas and lassi -Ready to eat meals -Naan, Roti, paranthas & pappadams -Frozen vegetables, yoghurt and paneer (cheese) -Bollywood DVDs -Statues -Calling cards All major brands from India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan are represented here. For authentic Indian groceries and friendly advice, head to Vibhu!